Appendix A. Running the certification tests by using cockpit

Procedure

1. Log in to the system where you installed Cockpit.

2. Install the Cockpit RPM provided by the Red Hat Certification team.

   # dnf install redhat-certification-cockpit

Procedure

1. Enter http://<Cockpit_system_IP>:9090/ in your browser to launch the Cockpit web application.
2. Enter the username and password, and then click Login.

3. Click the down-arrow on the logged-in cockpit user name→Add new host.

   The dialog box displays.

4. In the Host field, enter the IP address or hostname of the system.
5. In the User name field, enter the name you want to assign to this system.
6. Optional: Select the predefined color or select a new color of your choice for the host added.
7. Click Add.
8. Click Accept key and connect to let Cockpit communicate with the SUT through passwordless SSH.
9. Enter the Password.
10. Select the Authorize SSH Key checkbox.
11. Click Log in.

Procedure

1. Enter http://<Cockpit_system_IP>:9090/ in your browser’s address bar to launch the Cockpit web application.
2. Enter the username and password, and then click Login.
3. Select Tools Red Hat Certification in the left panel.
4. Click the Test Plans tab. A list of Recent Certification Support Cases will appear.
5. Click Download Test Plan. A message displays confirming the successful addition of the test plan.
6. The downloaded test plan will be listed under the File Name of the Test Plan Files section.

Procedure

1. Enter http://<Cockpit_system_IP>:9090/ in your browser address bar to launch the Cockpit web application.
2. Enter the username and password, and then click Login.
3. Select Tools Red Hat Certification in the left panel.
4. Click the Hosts tab, and then click the host under test on which you want to run the tests.

5. Click Provision.

   A dialog box appears.

   1. Click Upload, and then select the new test plan .xml file. Then, click Next. A successful upload message is displayed.

      Optionally, if you want to reuse the previously uploaded test plan, then select it again to reupload.

      Note

      During the certification process, if you receive a redesigned test plan for the ongoing product certification, then you can upload it following the previous step. However, you must run rhcert-clean all in the Terminal tab before proceeding.

   2. In the Role field, select System under test and click Submit. By default, the file is uploaded to path:/var/rhcert/plans/<testplanfile.xml>

Procedure

1. Enter http://<Cockpit_system_IP>:9090/ in your browser address bar to launch the Cockpit web application.
2. Enter the username and password, and click Login.
3. Select Tools Red Hat Certification in the left panel.
4. Click the Hosts tab and click on the host on which you want to run the tests.

5. Click the Terminal tab and select Run.

   A list of recommended tests based on the test plan uploaded displays. The final test plan to run is a list of common tests taken from both the test plan provided by Red Hat and tests generated on discovering the system requirements.

6. When prompted, choose whether to run each test by typing yes or no.

   You can also run particular tests from the list by typing select.

Procedure

1. Enter http://<Cockpit_system_IP>:9090/ in your browser address bar to launch the Cockpit web application.
2. Enter the username and password, and then click Login.
3. Select Tools Red Hat Certification in the left panel.

4. Click the Result Files tab to view the test results generated.

   1. Optional: Click Preview to view the results of each test.
   2. Click Download beside the result files. By default, the result file is saved as /var/rhcert/save/hostname-date-time.xml.